The fantastic life of Amalie Howard

Larchmont author's experiences figure in a series of teen novels

5:05 PM,
May 17, 2013

Larchmont's Amalie Howard is the author of teen and young adult fiction that touches on sci-fi, mythology and fantasy. She was born in Trinidad and has traveled to 169 cities in 22 different countries.

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Here's the thing to know about Amalie Howard: She's lived a kind of fantastical life involving mythical creatures, goddesses and aliens. And her father is a Hindu priest.

"When I was a young reader, my favorite book was 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'," says Howard, who was born in Trinidad and lived all over the world before settling down in Larchmont to raise her family. "The copy I have is almost 30 years old, bought for a pound in the U.K." She was also a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and Anne Rice. "I really loved those worlds that let you escape."